Archaeologists have discovered what they think is the largest species of rat that ever lived, with a body weight of six kilograms:
Carbon dating shows that the biggest rat that ever lived survived until around 1000 to 2000 years ago, along with most of the other Timorese rodents found during the excavation. Only one of the smaller species found is known to survive on Timor today.
Unlike the capybara, this was a true rat of the genus rattus, and was three times the size of the largest rats we know of today. Cool, huh?
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